and of course, obama, with what is going on with him as well. it is already a lost decade and that is just horrible. just a comment republicans hoped that this would be a seat they could make competitive. her numbers are not great. they are not awful, they are sort of soft, mediocre. republicans ended up hosting a primary with a former member of congress, ran for the gubernatorial nomination, lost the race, he won the primary but he seemed to run out of steam, and especially money. he had to spend at his campaign war chest. the races in michigan were more competitive but the romney campaign is airing ads there. i think that that actually hurt hoekstra's chances a good deal. while i thought there was some potential for the rights to the competitive, all the data i have seen in the last six weeks suggests to me that stand now is likely going to win reelection. host: we go to ohio for our last phone call. caller: how are you? host: what do you have to say? caller: i want to ask ms. duffy, what do you think about the senate races in massachusetts, c